costumes

I’m sooo glad the girl’s Halloween costumes were a big hit! :) 
Since I love sales, I waited till the last minute to buy them. We bought Ella’s chicken costume at Old Navy for $2! yes, $2! What a bargain! But I just couldn’t find anything for Emmy.  So Friday night, I decided to make her [...]

halloween

I love Halloween because the following day (Nov.1) marks the countdown to the holidays! At least for me :)
This year’s Halloween should be fun! During the day we’re going to an event in Ft. Myers. Then at 5pm, we’ll be going to Summit’s trunk or treat. And after church, we’re going trick or treating. Summit’s Saturday [...]

smiles and sunglasses

Girls having fun! :)

2nd birthday

I know this post is almost 2 weeks late. But better now than never :) 
So we celebrated Emmy’s 2nd Birthday two weeks ago. After going back and forth on a theme, we ended up doing a Backyardigans party. I thought it was cute, very colorful and most importantly, she likes them! very funny though, about [...]

2 years…

 
 
September 27, 2009 Emery turned 2! And I still can’t believe it…
It’s truly a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, I love seeing her at this age. Talking and having conversations with her. And on the other, I’d love for her to be a baby again. But what are you gonna do? Growing up is [...]

surfin’

Both Michael and I agree that this is Emmy’s funniest video so far! 
Here she is dancing and singing along to her favorite – Ralph’s World dvd “surfin’ in my imagination.” Watch it ALL! The ending is very funny :)
Enjoy!

We highly recommend Ralph’s World

gymnastics world

I have so many pics to share with you guys! As you know, this past weekend we celebrated Emmy’s 2nd birthday! We had a great time and I’ll blog about that soon…
But first, here are some pics of Emmy at Gymnastics World. We took her about two weeks ago and she enjoyed it. Every Thursday [...]

almost 2!

Here’s a picture that Van, the barista turned photographer, took of Emmy on Sunday. :)

Check out their blog at The ibasans

precious

My beautiful girls! So precious! 

22 Month update

I can’t believe that in less than 2 months, Emery will be 2! Unreal!
Anyway, I know I haven’t been doing the monthly updates. Sorry! So here goes, Emmy’s update:
1. She talks way too much! I don’t even know how many words are in her vocab but there’s a lot! And she repeats everything you say. [...]

save the date

Family and friends….

Hope you can join us as we celebrate TWO years of life for my little Emmy! :)

Goodbye boys

This post is a sad one because Emmy will no longer get to play with these two little buddies. Here’s to them! :(
Bryce (whom she still calls by name around the house even though he’s not here) moved back to Kentucky, and Jeremiah will be leaving Tuesday morning to Tennessee. She really did enjoy playing [...]

Mod toddler room

So my little Emmy will be turning 2 (boohoo) in September and I’m trying to decorate and design her room. Here are some ideas I have so far! 
Toddler Bed:- I love the simplicity of it 

Rocking (storage) Chair :

Decorations:

hats and smiles

Last Sunday we went to grandma’s house (Michael’s mom) for lunch and the girls started trying on her hats. Here’s what happens when you put big hats on pretty faces. :)

owl bedding

Oh my!! God knows I’ve been looking EVERY WHERE for an owl twin bedding set. And I mean every where. I was convinced on going to a seamstress and buying my own fabric because there just wasn’t anything I liked. 
And then I saw it! The perfect owl bedding set. What I’ve been looking for: owls, [...]

Emery’s Development (22 months)

Here’s a chart for toddlers 19-24 months old. Highlighted in black is what Emmy can do!
 

Child’s Age

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)

19 months
• Uses a spoon and fork
• Runs
• Throws a ball underhand
• Enjoys helping around the house
• Understands as many as 200 words
• Recognizes when something [...]